WAHINE’S ROUGH TRIP

Hawera Star, Volume L, 29 July 1930, Page 9

WAHINE’S ROUGH TRIP

PASSENGERS’ ANXIOUS NIGHT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 29. The ferry steamer Wahine arrived from Wellington two and a-lialf hours late after one of the; worst trips yet experienced. Heavy seas pounded the vessel from heads to heacls, and the crew and passengers spent an anxious night. Shortly before midnight a huge wave crashed on the starboard side and stove in a lifeboat, and while making the boat -secure a. seaman, A. Allan,' was burled 12 feet, sustaining a broken wrist.

OTHER. VESSELS. DELAYED

BOUGH SEAS' AT WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON, July 29

The Maunganui arrived at 7.35 a.m. from Sydney and anchored in the stream awaiting its clearance by the health authorities. The weather was too severe for tliG sliip to be born clod and it was decided that the officers should go on hoard when the vessel was alongside the wharf. Meanwhile the Maunganui fouled its anchor chains, trouble expeiiencecl with the windlass. The tugs Matone, Terawhiti and Toia were sent to assist the. vessel, which berthed at 12.35. The Tahiti is not expected till tomorrow morning from San Francisco, while the Remuera, from Southampton, has not reported, but is expected to arrive at 8 p.m. to-day.